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<journal-id>1990-8644</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Conrado]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Conrado]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1990-8644</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Universo Sur]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1990-86442023000400091</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Síntomas psicológicos por el uso de la mascarilla en centros hospitalarios]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Psychological symptoms due to the use of the mask in hospitals]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Santana González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yorkys]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sagaró del Campo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelsa María]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lorenzo Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alexis]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Valdes García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luis Eugenio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Julio Rafael]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Junco Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Niurka]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez Quesada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laydelyn]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Oriente  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago de Cuba]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Santiago de Cuba  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de La Habana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Finlay de Vacunas  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Santiago de Cuba]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Comunitario de Salud Mental de Centro Habana  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af6">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario Rampa  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af7">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario Betancourt Neninger  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Habana del Este]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>19</volume>
<numero>93</numero>
<fpage>91</fpage>
<lpage>101</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1990-86442023000400091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1990-86442023000400091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1990-86442023000400091&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio es identificar los síntomas psicológicos que provoca el uso de la mascarilla facial en sujetos con Covid-19 o contactos de casos confirmados, ingresados en hospitales de La Habana y Santiago de Cuba. La metodología usada es mixta y se trabajó con una muestra de 106 casos. Los principales resultados muestran que hubo diferencias estadísticamente significativas en la valoración personal del uso de la mascarilla facial entre las provincias La Habana (negativa 16,04 % y positiva 33,02 %) y Santiago de Cuba (negativa 37,74 % y positiva 13,21 %), predominado, en la primera, las valoraciones positivas. Se concluye que el uso de la mascarilla facial aun constituye una necesidad de protección y existen síntomas psicológicos como la ansiedad, aumento del volumen de la voz, estrés, sensación de dificultad para hablar, cansancio, frustración y alteración de los hábitos, en sujetos que usan ésta por más de ocho horas.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to identify the psychological symptoms caused by the use of the facial mask in subjects with Covid-19 or contacts of confirmed cases, admitted to hospitals in Havana and Santiago de Cuba. The methodology used is mixed and we worked with a sample of 106 cases. The main results show that there were statistically significant differences in the personal assessment of the use of the facial mask between the provinces of Havana (negative 16.04% and positive 33.02%) and Santiago de Cuba (negative 37.74% and positive 13 , 21%), predominated, in the first, the positive evaluations. It is concluded that the use of a facial mask still constitutes a need for protection and there are psychological symptoms such as anxiety, increased volume of the voice, stress, sensation of difficulty speaking, fatigue, frustration and alteration of habits, in subjects who they wear this one for more than eight hours.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></kwd>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Centros hospitalarios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pacientes y contactos de casos confirmados]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Face Mask]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Psychological effects]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Hospitals centers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Patients and contacts of confirmed cases]]></kwd>
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